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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

"If an Earth-like planet around a white dwarf could form and then get water delivered after the initial hot stage of the star’s evolution, such a planet could stay habitable for about 7 billion years - longer than humans have existed on Earth."

Lisa Kaltenegger

Professor of Astronomy, Director of the Carl Sagan Institute

Topic	Name	Date
Law and Policy	Samuel Nelson Director of Cornell Speech and Debate	06/24/19
	"A key question will be: what does ‘presidential’ mean to the public? We’ve never had a women president – so when we watch Elizabeth Warren on the first night of debate, it is possible she will offer a new view of being ‘presidential’ in a short period of time." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Twitter buzz to crown winners in first Dem debate (06/24/19)
Law and Policy	Drew Margolin Assistant Professor	06/24/19
	"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Twitter buzz to crown winners in first Dem debate (06/24/19)
Agriculture and Life Sciences , Food & Agriculture , Law, Government & Public Policy	Matthew R. Willmann Director of the Plant Transformation Facility	06/10/19
	“The proposed regulatory revision is a smart, safe approach that could lower regulatory costs, allowing for greater product development by smaller companies as well as public and private universities. The reduced costs will also lead to the application of biotechnology to a broader range of crops, not just commodity crops like maize and soybeans.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: New rules allow biotech to mitigate climate, disease risk (06/10/19)
International , Law and Policy	Mona Krewel Visiting Assistant Professor	05/21/19
	"Europe’s future is at stake with eurosceptic parties possibly making significant wins and forming a new joint group in the European Parliament, which would allow them to unpleasantly interrupt EU business in the future." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Aggressive populists to reshape EU politics by obstruction (05/21/19)
International , Law and Policy	Mabel Berezin Professor of Sociology at Cornell University	05/21/19
	"Populist parties have been on the move since 2015. But what is new is the presence of an aggressive right-wing party, the Lega in Italy, who under the leadership of Matteo Salvini is rallying the parliamentary group of the Europe of Nations and Freedom under the banner of a ‘Europe of Common Sense.’ In contrast to 2014, populist or euroscepticparties now want to ‘reform’ Europe from within." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 202-434-8049 Related Tip Sheet: Aggressive populists to reshape EU politics by obstruction (05/21/19)
Architecture, Art and Planning	Alex Mergold Professor of Architecture	05/17/19
	“The Johnson Museum is tangible proof that what our students do in their first year design studios at Cornell can and will become great architecture.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Architect Pei remembered as a beacon for future architects (05/17/19)
Architecture, Art and Planning	Andrea Simitch Chair, Architecture Department	05/17/19
	“Pei knew when a building needed to be exuberant and when it needed to whisper. He posited architecture as both deeply abstract yet firmly rooted to its context, sometimes even producing its own context. Many of his works appeared as monumental sculptural masses yet, once occupied, were bathed in a cacophony of light and shadow. Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Architect Pei remembered as a beacon for future architects (05/17/19)
New York City	Gene Carroll co-director of the NYS American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Cornell Union Leadership Institute	05/16/19
	“The impact if there is a strike will surely be disruptive and painful, but depending on the core bargaining demands, the workers who strike – if they do go on strike – could be highlighting the need for health care for all. Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: MTA transit strike a ‘risky strategy’ in contract negotiations (05/16/19)
New York State , Health, Nutrition & Medicine	Steven Osofsky Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health and Health Policy	05/16/19
	“Yes, there can be complicating factors related to mental competence, pressure from family members with selfish motives, etc. But we live in a system of checks and balances — laws and ethical guidelines. Electing to safely, comfortably and peacefully end one’s life before an aggressive disease becomes overwhelming seems like an extremely rational decision, one that should be left up to each of us if or when that time comes.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: NYS ‘aid in dying’ bill: Ethically complex and gaining support (05/16/19)
New York State , Health, Nutrition & Medicine	Kim Overby Professor of the Practice	05/16/19
	“Aid in dying raises a number of challenging ethical issues. In addition to different views on the underlying morality of this practice, people disagree about how best to balance the competing ethical values raised such as the right to self-determination, the importance of doing no harm, and our responsibility to protect vulnerable individuals and groups." Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: NYS ‘aid in dying’ bill: Ethically complex and gaining support (05/16/19)

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